Cellulant Raises $47.5 Million Series C From The Rise Fund to Expand its Digital Payments Across Africa
Cellulant, a digital payments provider that reaches 40 million people across 11 African countries has sold a $47.5m stake to …
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Singapore’s alternative credit scoring startup CredoLab raises US$1 million to expand into Africa
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Connecticut Innovations Launches VentureClash, a $5 Million Global Challenge for Lagos Startups
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Pawame named semi-finalist for M.I.Ts Innovate for Refugees Competition
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Prudential Financial invests $1.5million in the emerging market-focused LeapFrog Talent Accelerator
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Direct Pay Online Group acquires Setcom, its fourth acquisition in Southern Africa
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Peer-to-peer lending platform Pezesha launches instant SMS loans capability for non-smartphone borrowers
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Zazu raises £200,000 through crowdfunding platform Seedrs to launch a digital-only bank in Africa
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SolarNow raises $6m in debt financing from SunFunder, responsAbility and Oikocredit to expand its reach
SolarNow has received a $6 million facility lead by SunFunder with the participation of responsAbility Investments AG and Oikocredit to expand their pay-as-you-go or solar lease …
DFS Lab calls for applications for its third fintech bootcamp holding in Tanzania
DFS Lab, a fintech accelerator funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is accepting applications for their third fintech …
Meet telecommunications Expert and an emerging women leader Topy Muga,
Financial inclusion and telecommunications expert Topy Muga is one of the TechWomen emerging women leaders in Africa. In fact, The …
Jumia to give online loans to its vendors across Africa to bolster its inventory
Rocket Internet-backed Jumia has launched an online lending programme for its merchants in Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt, Morocco and Ivory Coast …
Peer-to-peer marketplace Pezesha to participate at the Blackbox Connect 20 in Silicon Valley
Kenya's Pezesha.com a peer-to-peer micro-lending marketplace for Africa has been selected to participate at the upcoming Blackbox Connect 20 accelerator …
Oolu raises $3.2m Series A round from Persistent Energy Capital & Y Combinator to expand in West Africa
Y Combinator start-up Oolu, an off-grid solar companies in Senegal has raised $3.2m led by Persistent Energy Capital (PEC), and …
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DumaPay adds mVisa, simplifies online payments using Email Pay to take on Mula
Direct pay Online Group has revamped its little known payments app Dumapay pairing the card reader and the merchants’ phone …
WorldRemit partners Morocco’s Wafacash to expand instant money transfers across Africa
Digital money transfer firm WorldRemit has partnered with Morocco-based financial services firm Wafacash to scale up instant money transfers across …
This insurance policy covers systems outage in the Internet of Things era
With the advent of Internet of Things, data is one of the most important assets in the world yet its …
Airtel Money launches M-Fanisi, a savings & loan facility to take on M-Shwari & KCB M-Pesa
Kenya's Maisha Microfinance Bank has partnered with Airtel Money to launch M-Fanisi – a savings and loan mobile money solution …
Branch confirms its $2m funding & officially launches in Nigeria
Mobile financial services firm Branch has confirmed it raised KSh200m through a commercial paper arranged by Kenya's Nabo Capital as …
Tunisian online finance news startup Ilboursa.com raises $400,000 to expand to Kenya & Nigeria
Tunisian online finance news startup Ilboursa.com has raised $400,000 to expand to its news offerings in the MENA region and eventually …
Insurance comparison site Afrinsure.com wants to increase penetration of insurance products in Kenya
Afrinsure is a new online insurance insurance comparison site and marketplace in Kenya promising its users a huge inventory …
South Africa’s Standard Bank Group Joins INV Fintech Accelerator As A Partner
Standard Bank Group, has joined the INV Fintech accelerator program as a Partner, INV announced today. Standard Bank which is the …
How a subsistence farmers’ problem led to the launch of Wala, a digital banking platform for Africa
Wala is a digital banking platform for Africa making banking FREE for everyone and completely changes the way consumer’s access, …
Google Unveils Tez, A Payment Platform Exclusively For India
Google has launched a new digital payment app named Google Tez for the Indian market. The app supports English and …
Mobile lender Branch raises $2m to bolster its micro-loans in East Africa
Micro-lending app Branch has raised $2m (ksh 200m) to bolster its loans to SMEs in Kenya and across the east …